Gunma Private Tour Guides

“Customised Gunma highlights from Ikaho to Kusatsu”

Andy kindly substituted for another guide on short notice, to which we are grateful for. This tour is excellent in covering both areas from Ikaho to Kusatsu Onsen, with plenty of interesting sights along the way including delicious udon with a long history, mountain scenery and Yamba Dam. Its a relaxing way to sightsee in otherwise would've been just been a point to point journey. Thank you Andy, for your patience and care towards both tours!

Andy L.

(4 reviews)

Hi Jeaney, Thank you so much for your kind words! It was a pleasure to step in and ensure you had a great experience moving between Ikaho and Kusatsu. I'm so glad you enjoyed the mountain scenery and the historic udon—those 'point-to-point' journeys are often the best time to discover hidden gems like the Yamba Dam. It was a joy to spend that time with you, and I truly appreciate your appreciation for my care and patience. Hope to see you in Japan again!

“Best guide for Gunma!”

Rieko drove out to Takaragawa onsen and took us to Takuni-no-Sato village where she helped us translate with local artisans while we did crafts. Having a guide was amazing and absolutely necessary since public transit is a beast to piece together in these mountain towns. We would have had to take a shuttle to train to cab to otherwise get there. And most of the artisans speak little or no English. The literally had to translate all the directions for us while we were sandblasting glass. She then took us strawberry picking, to the ripe way (where it was too foggy so we didn’t go up), and then down 462 steps to the far underground train station. She suggested activities and places to eat and was just lovely. She does custom tours so she shared that she has taken people cognac tasting, hiking, and to various onsens and saunas. Definitely reach out if you need a guide in the Minakami area!

Rieko S.

(8 reviews)

I’m so glad to hear that you enjoyed the day. Although the weather wasn’t perfect, we still enjoyed cultural experiences, good food, and even some physical activity at Doai Station with its many steps. While there is still some snow left in Minakami, cherry blossoms are blooming where you will visit, so you can enjoy different aspects of Japanese spring. I hope you take home wonderful memories along with the glasses you made. Thank you very much for choosing me as your guide.

“Customised tour of Gunma”

From the start, Rieko is extremely responsive and attentive to detail. She gave lots of suggestions of interesting sites reachable from Takasaki on our way to Ikaho Onsen. She fetched us from the station, and drove us to the Konnyaku Park (Gunma's largest produce!) followed by a nice soba lunch near Haruna Shrine. Lake Haruna, the interesting shops (Usaburo Kokeshi, Chikyuya) and Rieko's friendly companion made the trip a very relaxing day. Gunma is a lovely prefecture with beautiful mountain scenery, great onsens and lots of fresh produce, but most of all easy access from Tokyo. Rieko is your best Gunma guide - thank you for looking after us.

Rieko S.

(8 reviews)

Thank you so much for your heartwarming review. It was truly a pleasure to guide you in Gunma, and I really enjoyed our conversations. Although it drizzled throughout the day, I believe it helped create the beautiful scenery we saw and made for a relaxing day. Thank you again for having me as your guide. I hope you have a wonderful Sakura experience.